Decoding OAND & CCNM Hidden Vitalism, 2008:daijiyobu
5 min - Apr 2, 2008Decoding OAND & CCNM Hidden Vitalism, 2008: 01. the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors states in "Principles of Naturopathic Medicine" (see http://www.oand.com/Your_Health/Principles.aspx ): "the following principles guide naturopathic doctors (NDs) and govern the practice of naturopathic medicine [...#6] support the healing power of the body [...per] an ordered and intelligent [!!!] self-healing process [...] inherent to every individual [...] this natural self-healing process [HPN...we] acknowledge, respect and work with the individual self-healing process [...] each naturopathic doctor is trained in all of the treatment modalities described below [...including] homeopathic medicine." Note: have you been informed of naturopathy's essential vitalism premise ['purposeful life spirit'] in a 'stringent professions-level,' human-dignity-respecting, accurate manner? No, not by the verbiage of this page. 02. CCNM, the Ontario ND school, states in "Student Handbook 06/07" (see http://www.ccnm.edu/pdf/handbook0607.pdf ): "Naturopathic Doctor's Oath [...] I will honor the principles of naturopathic medicine [...including] co-operate with the healing powers of nature [HPN...] I pledge to remain true to this oath." Note: have you been informed per a 'stringent professions-level,' human-dignity-respecting, accurate manner? No, not by the verbiage of this oath. 03. HPN: the essential vitalism of naturopathy: 03.a. for naturopathy's essential vitalism, see http://thevitalismofnaturopathy.blogspot.com/ . 03.b. digging deeper at OAND, one finds their newsletter {Winter 2002} article "Homeopathy: An ND's Perspective" {by Rose, Z. (ND CCNM)} which states (see http://www.oand.com/files/PDF/NMT/NMT_2002/winter2002.pdf ): "[homeopathy] stimulates the body to heal itself [...] by supporting the 'vital force' of the person. Hahnemann described this vital force as the energy that animates all living things [...] when an imbalance occurs (Hahnemann refers to this as a disturbance in the person's vital force), symptoms, signs or susceptibilities appear." 03.c. digging deeper at CCNM, one finds the document "Course Descriptions" which states (see http://www.ccnm.edu/calendar/descriptions.html ): "year 1 [...] NPH101 Naturopathic History, Philosophy and Principles [...] an exploration of the basic underlying principles of naturopathic medicine [...including] vitalism." 03.c. for naturopathy's claim of being essentially science, see http://thesciencethataintscience.blogspot.com/ . 03.d. for the profound scientific rejection of vitalism, see http://novfsinscience.blogspot.com/ . 03.e. for the profound scientific rejection of the supernatural, see http://sciencerejectssupernaturalism0000.blogspot.com/ . 04. questions: what is the ethical position of presenting as essentially scientific...the profoundly nonscientific? Regarding coding: why doesn't OAND and CCNM explicitly describe their 'essential science-ejected vitalistic premise / figmentation' [& their supernatural spiritism woo too] as 'belief not science'?; why is it "underlying," requiring decoding? (for further enlightenment, visit http://standtoyourduty.blogspot.com ). (music by spaceScat, "kityikana" excerpt). (also, take the "naturopathy blasphemy challenge," at http://mynaturopathyblasphemies.blogspot.com/ ).